U.S. Working with Mexico, Canada to Block African Swine FeverThe United States, Canada and Mexico are coordinating efforts to prevent the arrival of a highly contagious swine disease that has swept through China’s hog herd and parts of Europe, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Thursday. The disease, …POSTED FEBRUARY 22, 2019 1:38 PM

Baltimore Sues Chemical Company Monsanto Over PCB PollutionBaltimore has filed a lawsuit against the agrochemical giant Monsanto and two other companies, accusing them of polluting city waterways and stormwater. The legal effort focuses on PCBs, the industrial chemicals that have long accumulated in animals, plants and people …POSTED FEBRUARY 22, 2019 11:32 AM

Dropped Thermos May Have Been Behind Deadly 2017 New York Bus CrashA dropped thermos wedged between the brake and accelerator pedals of a charter bus may have been behind a 2017 crash in Flushing, New York, that killed three people, U.S. transportation investigators said Thursday. The motorcoach ran a red light …POSTED FEBRUARY 22, 2019 11:18 AM

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